Air Canada contract imposed

An arbitrator has imposed a contract on Air Canada flight attendants, that they rejected in a ratification vote last month.

The union representing Air Canada’s flight attendants says it is “profoundly” disappointed by the decision.

A threatened strike was averted at the last minute, when Labour Minister Lisa Raitt referred the dispute to the industrial relations board.

An arbitrator has endorsed Air Canada’s position that the provisions be imposed without alteration.

The new four-year deal expires in March of 2015.

CUPE National President Paul Moist says the government’s interference in collective bargaining, tipped the scales in favour of Air Canada.